CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee., June 22 (TNSPro) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: This summer, incoming freshmen who have graduated from certain Hamilton County Schools, will have the opportunity to participate in a Tech Goes Home course designed for transitioning into college. Students matriculating from six Hamilton County Schools high schools (Brainerd, Hixson, Howard, Tyner, Red Bank, and East Ridge) can sign up for Camp Tiger, a program ChattState runs t  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 26 (TNSOps) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved a nearly $1.35 billion budget for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus Friday that included a zero percent tuition increase for the 2021-22 fiscal year. UT's 2021-22 budget includes $8 million in capital maintenance for building systems and HVAC improvements and an additional $265 million in recurring state appropriations, an increase  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 22 (TNSAwa) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Ted Olson, a professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University, has received the East Tennessee Historical Society's (ETHS) Ramsey Award for Lifetime Achievement. The Knoxville-based society's most prestigious honor, named for ETHS founder Dr. J.G.M. Ramsey, is reserved for one individual annually, who, over the course   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 22 (TNSPro) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University is preparing to launch two in-demand programs that will expand its footprint in the rehabilitative sciences - a Doctor of Occupational Therapy and a Master of Science in Orthotics and Prosthetics. ETSU will begin accepting applications for both programs this July, and will welcome the first cohorts of students in May 2022. The programs will be housed on the   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 23 (TNSAwa) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Kiana Johnson from East Tennessee State University is among the 21 faculty and staff members from colleges and universities across Tennessee selected to participate in the 2021-22 Class of the Maxine Smith Fellows program. The Maxine Smith Fellows program provides professional development, training and advancement opportunities for participants from traditionally underrepresented groups   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 26 (TNSRes) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: When Dr. Stacey Williams, an East Tennessee State University psychology professor, began to research the societal experiences of Appalachia's LGBTQ community, she was already focused on her own study concerning the social stigmas encountered by these groups. But when a student expressed greater local interest in the subject, Williams took a deeper look at LGBTQ life in Appalachia and, today,   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 22 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: In his classrooms and in other supervisory settings, Dr. Mickey White prepares his students at East Tennessee State University to step into the role of a counselor. He trains them for the types of situations they may face. He provides feedback in the clinical setting. He shares research and best practices, and he leads important exploratory discussions on the complex ethical standards that g  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 23 (TNSRes) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Over the past year, leaders of the East Tennessee State University Ballad Health Strong BRAIN Institute have worked to develop its infrastructure, deliver training and education opportunities, and expand research activities with a goal of promoting a trauma-informed citizenry and workforce throughout the region. The Strong BRAIN (Building Resilience through ACEs-Informed Networking) Institut  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 25 -- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued the following news release: Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III continued their fight today against the Biden Administration's efforts to enforce an unconstitutional tax mandate in the American Rescue Plan Act (the Rescue Plan) that prohibits states from enacting tax cuts for their citizens. The attorneys general filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in the United States   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 25 (TNSGra) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) announced this week that Lipscomb University's College of Education was one of 13 Educator Preparation Programs to be awarded Grow Your Own (GYO) competitive grants to form or expand state-recognized Grow Your Own Partnerships to increase access and remove barriers to the teaching profession as well as to fill shortages in critical subject areas. Through the $1  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 22 (TNSPer) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Nashville business leader and higher education expert Dr. Deborah Watts has been appointed executive director for Spark, Lipscomb University's idea center, which has locations in downtown Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee. Spark is an innovative and technology-rich learning and meeting facility that offers corporate training and education opportunities as well as gathering and meeting spaces as the universi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 25 (TNSAwa) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: While summer is often a time when academic communities across the nation gear down to prepare for the upcoming school year, a group of six Lipscomb biochemistry students are hard at work, immersed in research as the 2021 Langford-Yates Summer Research Fellows. Alexus Brown, Markous Boushra, Pedro Galhordo, Matthew Khalil, Beth Nguyen and Madeleine Phan each received a stipend to conduct scientific research  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 26 (TNSAwa) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: While summer is often a time when academic communities across the nation gear down to prepare for the upcoming school year, a group of six Lipscomb biochemistry students are hard at work, immersed in research as the 2021 Langford-Yates Summer Research Fellows. Alexus Brown, Markous Boushra, Pedro Galhordo, Matthew Khalil, Beth Nguyen and Madeleine Phan each received a stipend to conduct scientific research  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 26 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Jackie Denton Phyllis Richey, PhD, a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been appointed to the Education, Research, and Service Committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees. She will begin serving on the committee July 1 for a one-year term. "I am truly honored to have been selected to be the full-time voting faculty member on th  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 22 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and 21 other state attorneys general wrote to congressional leaders Monday, urging Congress to maintain the Hyde Amendment in the 2022 budget. The amendment, prohibiting the use of federal funds for abortions, was removed by the Biden Administration despite its inclusion in federal budgets for the last forty-five years. In their letter to Speaker Nancy   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 24 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced $4.5 million in Grow Your Own grants has been awarded to establish partnerships between Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) and local school districts and create innovative pathways to becoming a teacher in Tennessee for free. This second round of Grow Your Own grants awards 45 grants of $100,000 each to 13 EPPs in Tennessee to form or exp  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 25 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education shared a milestone update and best practices seen across the state from the Accelerating TN 2021 Bus Tour, totaling over 1,700 miles traveled, 30 districts and 21 schools visited, eight district and community roundtables hosted, and two Reading 360 Early Reading Trainings observed. Department staff, elected officials, and community education partners h  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 25 (TNSOps) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Even though tuition and fees at Tennessee Tech will modestly increase for students during the upcoming academic year, most students will see their tuition and fees remain relatively flat, or for some even decrease, thanks to a significant reduction and restructuring of course-related academic fees. "This change continues our push to make college costs as transparent  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 25 (TNSPer) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute is pleased to welcome Richard Saunders as a visiting scholar for Summer 2021. As a visiting scholar, Saunders will conduct research on the Fayette County Civil Rights Movement, including conducting video interviews with people close to the movement and collecting manuscripts and other primary materials related to the movement. Saunders' work as visiting scholar be  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 25 (TNSGra) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Leigh Ann Roman The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing has received a $50,000 grant to develop an innovative and intensive training program for nurses who care for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT), Inc., is funding the project through its Access to Excellent Care for Sickle Cell Patients (ACCEL) grant pr  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 25 (TNSJou) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Liza Makowski, PhD, professor in the Department of Medicine and the UTHSC Center for Cancer Research, has long been interested in how the immune system is altered by obesity and how this impacts cancer risk and treatment. "Obesity is complex, because it can cause both inflammation and activate counter-inflammation pathways leading to immunosuppression," Dr. Makowski said. "How o  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 24 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Amber Carter Fourth-year pharmacy student Leah Burns is excited to return to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center campus as the new president of the Student Government Association Executive Council (SGAEC). "The pandemic changed our student learning experience and how we interact with each other," Burns said. "Last year was long and isolating for many of us, but  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 25 (TNSAcc) -- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing issued the following news: The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education has reaccredited Vanderbilt University School of Nursing for its master of science in nursing, doctorate in nursing practice and post-master's certificate programs for a 10-year period through 2031. The prestigious accreditation comes after an extensive self-study followed by rigorous review by a peer-review team of CCNE examiners and the c  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 23 (TNSPer) -- Virginia Union University issued the following news: Guns is a graduate and former adjunct professor of the STVU. Additionally, he held the position of Dean in a similar role at the School of Theology for Knoxville College in Knoxville, Tennessee. "It's my great pleasure to welcome Dr. John Guns to the academic leadership team at Virginia Union and to introduce him back to the Panther communiversity as Dean of the world-renowned Samuel DeWitt Proctor Sch  more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, June 22 (TNSOps) -- Welch College issued the following news release: Welch College and Union University Hendersonville celebrated the first graduates of the 2 + 2 Bachelor's in Nursing (B.S.N.) program Thursday night, May 12, at the Welch campus, according to Dr. Ian Hawkins, Program Coordinator for the Biology Program at Welch. Six students graduated May 15 at Union's main campus in Jackson, Tennessee, as part of the first cohort of the partnership: Kandace Ailworth, Riley  more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, June 22 (TNSPer) -- Welch College issued the following news release: Welch College recently hired Dr. Jesse F. Owens to serve as a full-time faculty member in the newly formed Welch Divinity School, according to Provost Matthew McAffee. A Welch 2010 graduate in pastoral ministry, Owens received the M.Div. (2013) and Ph.D. (2021) degrees from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Since 2016 Owens has worked in the college's facilities department managing   more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, June 24 (TNSOps) -- Welch College issued the following news release: Welch College Athletic Director Greg Fawbush recently announced the Lady Flames basketball team was recognized by the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) as a Scholar team for collectively achieving a 3.66 team GPA for the spring semester. Teams must have a GPA of at least a 3.40 to earn this recognition. The college offers its congratulations to Coach Katie Bryan and team members Kyra  more